Things have been quiet on the Deep Wars front for a while now, as activity was ramping up in Shadow Sea – but now something is moving in the deep blue sea.

Antimatter Games is proud to announce their latest Kickstarter, Blood Reef, which features a new faction for the underwater world of Deep Wars. The Nereid’s.

“The expedition has finally reached the most remote section of the Shadow Sea, an uncharted expanse previously avoided due to the violent storms caused by clouds of glowing ethereal energy swirling above the narrow channel leading there. Only after a fortuitous expedition discovered a route through a river system across an ancient flooded city were we able to circumvent this graveyard of ships and finally emerge into the unexplored waters beyond.

Our first forays into the shallow shelf zone there, an area we now call Blood Reef, have been disastrous however, with losses mounting from attacks of monstrous sea creatures as well as constant attacks by creatures I had only believed to be myth.

Tails covered in glittering scales, bodies of nymphs, these could only be the Nereids of legend… Terrible was their wrath at our incursion, with foul sorcery and beams of blue death turning the water crimson in what our men now call Blood Reef. Only the lure of glowing crystals and ancient artifacts abounding in these waters has kept the pirates from mutiny, and there is now word of a strange and terrible craft wrecked in the deeper abyss.

We press on and pray that these new enemies may be tamed…“

Pilny the Aged April 3, 1692

If you’ve never considered making the leap into this fantastic, 28mm underwater miniatures game, perhaps the chance to play as mermaids, mermen and terrifying sharks will win you over.

The minis look amazing and the great big shark simply sells itself! I’ve been dying to have a go at creating an underwater table, and it looks like that time may be now.

Will you be making the leap into the underwater world of Deep Wars and Blood Reef?

"If you've never considered making the leap into this fantastic, 28mm underwater miniatures game, perhaps the chance to play as mermaids, mermen and terrifying sharks will win you over..."

Really impressive game, been supporting it since it first popped up many years ago and more than happy to add another faction to my collection. The ruleset is quite something special, building a massive system on top of the very solid Song of Blades and Heroes rules from Ganesha Games.

Where it really shines for me though is with the models, haven’t encountered anything as dynamic and cleverly designed like this. There’s a wide range of sculptors involved, though I am sure most people will recognize Bob Olley’s hand in the Dark Mariners, and all those models actually come with those lovely, scenic basetoppers. Allows for some very dynamic, movement and floating suggesting poses while giving the models a more immersive feel.

I do get that the rather niche, underwater setting does limit the use for the models in other games, but there’s also a land-based variant set in the same world. There’s some amazing lizardmen, monsters and regular humans and amazons in there, who are also available through this Kickstarter. The Draconid Legion, in particular, is filled with stunning models: